{"id":7203,"date":"2020-12-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2020-12-16T17:24:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:24:08","slug":"hurricane-zeta-issues-a-strike-2-in-the-southeast-fuel-cells-again-called-into-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/hurricane-zeta-issues-a-strike-2-in-the-southeast-fuel-cells-again-called-into-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Zeta Issues a Strike 2 in the Southeast; Fuel Cells Again Called into Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been quite the hurricane season \u2013 in a year that has been epic in so many ways.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/media-release\/record-breaking-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-end\"> NOAA\u2019s final season tally<\/a> indicates a record-breaking 30 named storms, 13 of which became hurricanes, with 6 major hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30 and twelve storms reached land in the continental U.S. during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/JOOtKH-3J5h2RclFcACsVgDpWN5JHyLuAxLbA5xTBhyOVpyTFjFHdz3Gjj71zLyeqbIXkaJ5W11lu67ddBBQghXp1jnJahzP62HqhllyaX6v2nNZHEqNz8FFtRL3YFEFL1x98Lma\" alt=\"hurricane paths 2020\n\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/broadcast-weather.net\/hurricane-tracker\/\"> Broadcast-weather.net hurricane tracker<\/a> showing the paths of hurricanes Sally and Zeta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the southeast was still cleaning up after September\u2019s hurricane Sally, on came October\u2019s hurricane Zeta, the fifth named storm to strike Louisiana in 2020. Just one mile per hour shy of a Category 3 storm when it made landfall, it then continued on jackpot party casino slots to ravage Mississippi and Alabama. Snapping trees and powerlines with straight line winds, Zeta left more than<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/29\/weather\/hurricane-zeta-thursday\/index.html\"> 2.1 million people without power<\/a> as well as equipment responsible for consumer and first responder communications all the way from New Orleans to Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plug Power fuel cell backup power data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the second time in less than six weeks, linemen, tower crews, cell techs, tree crews and so many others worked around the clock to restore power. As they worked post-hurricane,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/applications\/stationary-power\/telecom\/\"> Plug Power\u2019s GenSure fuel cells<\/a> continued to provide backup power to ensure communications were viable to get the job done \u2013 and check in with loved ones. 142 fuel cells operated, providing backup power for a total of 5,212 hours. The longest runtime was nearly 211 hours, with the average being 36.75 hours. For the 2020 hurricane season, Plug Power fuel cells provided nearly 6,800 hours of emergency power to a region hit hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is any good news from this epic hurricane season, it is this: according to acting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/media-release\/record-breaking-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-end\"> NOAA administrator, Neil Jacobs, Ph.D<\/a>, \u201cOur investments in research, forecast models, and computer technology allowed forecasters at the National Weather Service, and its National Hurricane Center, to issue forecasts with increasing accuracy, resulting in the advanced lead time needed to ensure that decision makers and communities were ready and responsive.\u201d With global warming in play, storms will likely jackpot party casino reviews continue to be supercharged. 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